Waterford township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,411 ( 238 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 289.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,726	83.82%	7.2%
Black:	263	2.53%	47.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	245	2.35%	92.9%
2+ races:	215	2.07%	53.6%
Hispanic:	962	9.24%	106.0%

Total non-White:	1,685	16.18%	34.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-672	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	434	4.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,649
9,398	88.25%
501	4.70%
8	0.08%
127	1.19%
140	1.31%
467	4.39%
1,251	11.75%

2000
10,485
9,541	91.00%
405	3.86%
0	0.00%
132	1.26%
150	1.43%
257	2.45%
944	9.00%

1990
10,940
10,160	92.87%
456	4.17%
42	0.38%
118	1.08%
n/a
164	1.50%
780	7.13%

1980
8,126
7,762	95.52%
252	3.10%
8	0.10%
4	0.05%
n/a
104	1.28%
364	4.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-143	-1.4
307	2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-619	-5.7
164	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,398	29.5
416	5.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford township, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.3
1,662	16.0%
8,749	84.0%
1,839	17.7%

3,825
2.65

2,964	77.5%
2,371	80.0%
72	2.4%
861	22.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
2,440	22.9%
8,209	77.1%
1,051	9.9%

3,692
2.84

2,823	76.5%
2,229	79.0%
184	6.5%
869	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
2,677	25.5%
7,808	74.5%
924	8.8%

3,524
2.92

2,807	79.7%
2,226	79.3%
197	7.0%
717	20.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
3,384	30.9%
7,556	69.1%
737	6.7%

3,432
3.14

2,854	83.2%
2,520	88.3%
100	3.5%
578	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
2,761	34.0%
5,365	66.0%
560	6.9%

2,434
3.27

2,125	87.3%
1,880	88.5%
112	5.3%
309	12.7%

2022 Housing Data for Waterford township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	188	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	90	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	80	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	148	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	183	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	77	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	131	3.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	293	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	619	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	375	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	393	10.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	616	16.1%
$200,000 or more	524	13.7%

Median Household Income	99,799
Per Capita Income	43,964

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	196	5.1%
Public Assistance	180	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	298	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,698	71.4%
Unemployed	379	5.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,077	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,503	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,962	1,822	51.8%
Non-Profit	196	339	36.6%
Self-Employed	478	125	79.3%

Local Government	245	140	63.6%
State Government	88	134	39.6%
Federal Government	66	42	61.1%

Total Private + Self	2,440	1,947	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	595	655	47.6%
Total	3,035	2,602	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	695	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,186	21.0%
Professional, Technical	1,139	20.2%
Service Occupations	815	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.2%
All others	1,810	32.1%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	819	14.5%
Manufacturing	673	11.9%
Construction	658	11.7%
Retail trade	557	9.9%
Educational services	556	9.8%
Finance and insurance	354	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	293	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	283	5.0%
Other services	254	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	227	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	211	3.7%
Public administration	199	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	178	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	114	2.0%
Wholesale trade	110	1.9%
Utilities	108	1.9%
Information	41	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	511	4.91%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	124	1.19%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	320	3.07%
Argentinean	15	0.14%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	305	2.93%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	243	2.33%
Filipino	1	0.01%
Indian	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,957	89.0%
Spanish	763	7.6%
Chinese	234	2.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	35	0.3%
Other Indo-European	32	0.3%
Arabic	20	0.2%
German, other Germanic	17	0.2%
Tagalog	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,813	27.0%
Italian	2,450	23.5%
German	2,093	20.1%
English	1,056	10.1%
Polish	819	7.9%
American	294	2.8%
Russian	140	1.3%
Norwegian	137	1.3%
French	125	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	120	1.2%
Dutch	115	1.1%
Welsh	105	1.0%
African	84	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	74	0.7%
Eastern European	71	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,407	100.0%
Not a citizen	4	0.0%

Native	10,116	97.2%
Foreign-born	295	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
176	2.2%	603	7.6%	3,224	40.4%	2,226	27.9%	1,257	15.8%	490	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	176	2.2%
9-12 Years	603	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,224	40.4%
Some College	2,226	27.9%
Bach. Degree	1,257	15.8%
Grad Degree	490	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +621	R +105	D + 1.9%
D +516
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,183	R +1,161	R + 19.4%
D +22
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,072	R +1,257	R + 21.1%
D -185

2016 vs. 2008	R +451	R +1,152	R + 23.0%
D -701
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,589	57.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,523	40.7%	89	1.4%	6,201	17	11	0.14%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,968	57.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,007	38.5%	236	4.5%	5,211	16	11	0.13%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,501	50.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,406	48.3%	77	1.5%	4,984	8	1	0.14%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	2,708	50.8%	John McCain (R)	2,517	47.2%	106	2.0%	5,331	6	2	0.14%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,582	50.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,468	48.3%	55	1.1%	5,105	4	0	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,523

40.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,589

57.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

6,201

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,007

38.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,968

57.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

122

2.3%

Other

114

2.2%

TOTAL

5,211

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,501

50.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,406

48.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,984

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,708

50.8%

John McCain (R)

2,517

47.2%

Other

106

2.0%

TOTAL

5,331

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,582

50.6%

John Kerry (D)

2,468

48.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,105

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	49%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	2,471	63.0%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,420	36.2%	30 [+]	0.8%	3,921	15	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 30 (0.8%);
2020	S2	76%	Rik Mehta (R)	3,481	57.1%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,539	41.7%	73 [+]	1.2%	6,093	16	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 48 (0.8%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 13 (0.2%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 12 (0.2%);
2018	S1	52%	Bob Hugin (R)	2,507	59.2%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,572	37.1%	153 [+]	3.6%	4,232	16	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 94 (2.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 30 (0.7%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 29 (0.7%);
2017	G	36%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,553	52.7%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,304	44.2%	90 [+]	3.1%	2,947	11	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 36 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 28 (1.0%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 26 (0.9%);
2014	S2	31%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,428	55.8%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,101	43.0%	32 [+]	1.2%	2,561	13	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 15 (0.6%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 8 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 4 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,969
Median Value	$255,800

Occupied	3,825	96.4%
Vacant	144	3.6%

Owned	3,328	87.0%
Rented	497	13.0%
Median Rent	$1,296

Single-Family Units	3,714	93.6%
Detached	3,349	84.4%
Attached	365	9.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	0.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Waterford township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Waterford township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waterford township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waterford township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waterford township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waterford township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford township, NJ